Apple Sauce Cake With Nuts and Raisins

One of my favorite things about fall is apples. I love being able to drive up to an apple orchard and getting a big box of them fresh of the tree. Regardless of the season though, I almost always have a bag or two of these yummy fruits around the house. They are great for snacking, cooking and of course baking.

I’m about to head to the kitchen to bake up some lunch box treats and this apple sauce cake is what I’ll be making today. You can make it from homemade applesauce, or use a store-bought kind you like. If you’re feeling ambitious, peel and chop and apple or two finely and add it to the batter before baking. This works particularly well if you are making this without the raisins (I know not everyone’s a fan).

This is the best applesauce cake I have ever had! It is wonderful. I baked mine in my cast iron skillet and it took 25 minutes. We topped ours with cinnamon sugar. It is FABULOUS! Going to make it again tomorrow. Thanks for posting the recipe. It’s on my list of favorite go to recipes and it is perfect for those who have egg and dairy allergies.

Cream butter and sugar. Add flavoring and mix well.
Add sifted flour, spices and baking soda and mix well.
Add nuts and raisins that have been dredged in flour. (I don’t dredge them because you are mixing them into the flour anyway)
Add applesauce LAST. Should be a stiff batter.
Put in well greased and floured tube cake pan.
Bake in a very slow oven 325 degrees for about 45 minutes.

NOTE: I cook in various sized pans for gift giving. Adjust the cooking time accordingly, a toothpick should come out clean.
Old recipe from my Grandmother Laura Smith – it takes NO eggs – was a recipe that she used in the winter time when the chickens were not laying as many eggs.
Serving Ideas : great cold with some butter spread on it

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